Shelby Cobra
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The Shelby Cobra is an iconic 1960s Anglo-American sports car that combined a lightweight British AC roadster body with powerful Ford V8 engines, becoming one of the most celebrated performance cars in automotive history.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AC Cobra | 1 |
| Shelby Cobra 289 | 1 |
| Shelby Cobra 427 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
performance car
ⓘ
sports car ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Cobra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | AC Ace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyMaterial | aluminium ⓘ |
| bodyOrigin | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyStyle | 2-door roadster ⓘ |
| chassisType | ladder frame ⓘ |
| class | two-seat sports car ⓘ |
| collaborationBetween | Carroll Shelby and AC Cars ⓘ |
| competedAgainst | Ferrari 250 GTO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competedIn | FIA GT Championship (1960s) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| construction | steel tube frame ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalStatus |
automotive icon
ⓘ
collector car ⓘ |
| designer | Carroll Shelby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | V8 engine ⓘ |
| engineDisplacementOption |
260 cubic inch Ford V8
ⓘ
289 cubic inch Ford V8 ⓘ 427 cubic inch Ford V8 ⓘ |
| era | 1960s sports car era ⓘ |
| influenced |
Shelby Mustang GT350
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shelby Mustang GT500 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
AC Cars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shelby American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | AC Cobra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Anglo-American collaboration
ⓘ
high power-to-weight ratio ⓘ iconic status among 1960s performance cars ⓘ success in sports car racing ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
AC Cobra 260
NERFINISHED
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AC Cobra 289 NERFINISHED ⓘ AC Cobra 427 NERFINISHED ⓘ AC Cobra 427 S/C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powertrainLayout | longitudinal engine mounting ⓘ |
| primaryMarket | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1967 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1962 ⓘ |
| racingCategory | GT racing ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 2 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | numerous replica and continuation models ⓘ |
| topSpeed | over 160 mph (depending on version) ⓘ |
| typicalTransmission | 4-speed manual transmission ⓘ |
| usesEngineFrom | Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wheelbase | about 2286 mm (90 in) ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shelby Cobra 289
this entity surface form:
Shelby Cobra 427
this entity surface form:
AC Cobra